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The Database – The Mother Lode of Sensitive Data

Being the heart of any corporate application means your database technology must be implemented and configured for maximum security. Whilst the desire to ‘get the database as secure as possible’ appears to be a clear objective, what does ‘secure as possible’ mean?

Whether you use Oracle 10g, Oracle 11g, DB2, Microsoft SQL Server, or even MySQL or PostgreSQL, a contemporary database is at least as complex as any modern server operation system. The database system will comprise a whole range of configuration parameters, each with security implications, including:

• User accounts and password settings
• Roles and assigned privileges
• File/object permissions
• Schema structure
• Auditing functions
• Networking capabilities
• Other security defense settings, for example, use of encryption

Hardened Build Standard for Oracle, SQL Server, DB2 and others

Therefore, just as with any Windows or Linux OS, there is a need to derive a hardened build standard for the database. This security policy or hardened build standard will be derived from collected best practices in security configuration and vulnerability mitigation/remediation, and just as with an operating system, the hardening checklist will comprise hundreds of settings to check and set for the database.

Depending on the scale of your organization, you may then need hardening checklists for Oracle 10g, Oracle 11g, SQL Server, DB2, PostgreSQL and MySQL, and maybe other database systems besides.

Automated Compliance Auditing for Database Systems

Potentially, there will be a requirement to verify that all databases are compliant with your hardened build standard involving hundreds of checks for hundreds of database systems, so automation is essential, not least because the hardening checklists are complex and time-consuming to verify. There is also somewhat of a conflict to manage in as much as the user performing the checklist tests will necessarily require administrator privileges to do so. So in order to verify that the database is secure, you potentially need to loosen security by granting admin rights to the user carrying out the audit. This provides a further driver to moving the audit function to a secure and automated tool.

In fact, given that security settings could be changed at any time by any user with privileges to do so, verifying compliance with the hardened build standard should also become a regular task. Whilst a formal compliance audit might be conducted once a year, guaranteeing security 365 days a year requires automated tracking of security settings, providing continuous reassurance that sensitive data is being protected.

Insider Threat and Malware Protection for Oracle and SQL Server Database Systems

Finally, there is also the threat of malware and insider threats to consider. A trusted developer will naturally have access to system and application files, as well as the database and its filesystem. Governance of the integrity of configuration and system files is essential in order to identify malware or an insider-generated application ‘backdoor’. Part of the answer is to operate tight scrutiny of the change management processes for the organization, but automated file integrity monitoring is also essential if disguised Trojans, zero day malware or modified bespoke application files are to be detected.

File Integrity Monitoring – A Universal Solution to Hardening Database Systems

In summary, the most comprehensive measure to securing a database system is to use automated file integrity monitoring. File integrity monitoring or FIM technology serves to analyze configuration files and settings, both for vulnerabilities and for compliance with a security best practices-based hardened-build standard.

The FIM approach is ideal, as it is provides a snapshot audit capability for any database, providing an audit report within a few seconds, showing where security can be improved. This not only automates the process, making a wide-scale estate audit simple, but also de-skills the hardening exercise to an extent. Since the best practice knowledge of how to identify vulnerabilities and also which files need to be inspected is stored within the FIM tool report, the user can get an expert assessment of their database security without needing to fully research and interpret hardening checklist materials.

Finally, file integrity monitoring will also identify Trojans and zero-day malware that may have infected the database system, and also any unauthorized application changes that may introduce security weaknesses.

Of course, any good FIM tool will also provide file integrity monitoring functions to Windows, Linux and Unix servers as well as firewalls and other network devices, performing the same malware detection and hardening audit reporting as described for database systems.

For fundamentally secure IT systems, FIM is still the best technology to use.

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Source by Mark Kedgley

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Without doubt boxing is a one of the most challenging of all sports. It requires speed, agility, finesse, power, endurance, and ultimate mental toughness.

Boxing pushes you like no other, pitting you against an opponent with the same desire to win as yourself.

You will learn more about your strengths and weaknesses, and yourself control will grow.

It can be a graceful and precise sport, but at the same time can be raw and brutal.

Boxing reveals the true fighter deep inside every single one of us.

How many of us can say that after watching a Rocky movie they haven’t been inspired by the training montages and Eye of the tiger music?

For most it’s an inspiration that is gone within a couple of hours of the movie ending, but for some it stays with you.

Nowadays many gyms and personal fitness trainers as well as a multitude of boxing exercise DVDs are offering ways to train like a fighter. Boxercise, fight fit, etc.

But what if you want to take it further what if you want to actually get in the ring and compete.

White Collar Boxing takes its origins from Gleason’s gym in New York. in 1988. Trainers prepared two novice boxers Dr. Richard Novak and Dr. David Lawrence for a fight of three rounds of two minutes each. The success of the first show and the demand by White Collar Boxers started a monthly series that has continued ever since.

The popularity of these events has spread globally and White Collar Boxing has become the worlds fastest growing corporate contact sport.

Established in 2009 in “Derby Ultra White Collar Boxing” is now the largest UK event organiser. They have put on fights in over 50 UK towns and cities, raising money for Cancer Research UK. To date they have raised well over £600,000.

Ultra White Collar Boxing offers members of the public even those with no prior boxing ability the chance to enter the ring in front of hundreds and experience the thrill of fighting against a matched opponent.

All boxers that take part help raise money for Cancer Research UK and are required to raise a minimum £50, but most raise much more.

Both male and female boxers can compete.

The bouts are three rounds of two minutes with one minute intervals.

Boxers are given eight weeks free training from ex-professional boxers and trainers in their area. They receive intense conditioning training and are taught all the skills required to compete in the event.

Safety is extremely important to UWCB

A summary of their guidelines follow:

Boxers train at the same gym to enable the trainers to assess the abilities of each boxer. The trainer can use this assessment to create a fair match for the fight.

16oz gloves to be worn

Full headgear to be worn

Groin protection compulsory for males, optional for females

Scoring by referee

Three standing eight counts in a round will result in referee stopping contest

The referee can stop the bout at any stage if in their independent opinion, the safety of either boxer is compromised.

In addition to the above guidelines, paramedics and a doctor will be present at all events to ensure the highest level of safety possible.

The Boxers Story

A friend of mine, Phil Ingleby of Sutton in Ashfield is one of the fighters who took up the UWCB challenge.

He started his eight week training and fought in Mansfield on 30th August 2014.

When I asked Phil about the eight-week training and his experience in the ring he responded with these words.

“I was impressed mate, yes. They offered two free training sessions a week with a former Muay Thai (Thai boxing) welterweight world champion, (Lee Chesters), who is one of the best coaches I’ve worked with… But, due to my previous experience in the sport, I decided to do 2 extra training sessions as an addition. 1 extra sparring session with lads from my old club and an extra fitness session with my friend who is a Personal trainer. We did an hour and half a week of circuit training and abdominal work”

“The fight I had in August was my first in almost eight years. I had fought in the ABA’s previously, but retired through a back injury. I left the sport, with a hefty, but brave loss. I always felt that I left boxing behind with a bit of an injustice… My last fight was unfinished business, and I beat a very worthy opponent with more experience by a wide margin… Demon buried!!!”

Phil “The Ice Man” Ingleby fought against “Iron” Ryan Fitzpatrick at the John Fretwell Sports Centre in Mansfield on 30th August 2014.

He won on points and dedicated his fight to his Uncle Syd Ingleby. Syd was sadly taken by cancer earlier in the year.

He said he felt great to be back in the fight game.

Phil raised a total of £882 for Cancer Research UK an awesome achievement.

If you want to learn a new sport, get fit, gain a real sense of achievement and to reach your personal goals, why not try Ultra White Collar Boxing.

Check out their site http://www.ultrawhitecollarboxing.co.uk

Written by Tim Buffathome Thompson Fitness Blogger

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Source by Tim P Thompson

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Following the global financial crisis, businesses are facing increased regulatory compliance pressures. To tighten regulatory oversight in the UK, the UK government restructured financial regulation and divided the Financial Services Authority (FSA) into two regulatory bodies — the Financial Conduct Authority and the Prudential Regulatory Authority. Across the pond, the US enacted the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, which changed the American financial regulatory environment and almost every part of the nation’s financial services industry. In the wake of these sweeping regulatory reforms, companies in regulated industries, such as finance and healthcare, must be hyper-diligent with their compliance programs.

Today, industry regulators in the UK and US are aggressively investigating any allegations of corruption and bribery, particularly related to foreign jurisdictions. Subsequently, the number of investigations and litigations has increased significantly, and companies face heavy fines for noncompliance – and even risk criminal prosecution.

When an investigation occurs, corporate legal departments often need to provide huge amounts of information to satisfy regulator requests. The traditional ways of gathering and collating this information and reviewing it for relevance are no longer feasible. Legal departments need to have the ability to review information quickly and cost effectively, so they can respond efficiently to regulatory notices.

Law firms may not be the ideal choice to manage large volumes of information and data in a timely and cost-effective manner. Collecting and ESI processing, forensic analysis, storage, database management, hosting, and software configuration and maintenance are non-legal services that can be provided by non-legal specialists. Legal outsourcing providers (Legal Process Outsourcing) are better positioned to handle these tasks because they typically offer advanced technology and more focus on these skill sets, which are now essential for both litigation and regulatory investigations. Seasoned LPOs are geared up to provide exactly this type of predictability of costs and time lines for disclosure and can work to a fixed budget. This provides more certainty and allows clients to control costs particularly in complex investigations or litigation cases.

At the same time, the courts are mandating a wider and deeper review of electronic documents in legal proceedings as well as an explanation of what steps parties have taken to recover potentially relevant e-documents. Again, LPOs are well-equipped to provide end-to-end data management, allowing clients to confidently outsource document management and review work in regulatory matters. Some clients are even setting up panels of LPOs and requiring their external law firms to work collaboratively with these LPOs to ensure that the potential cost savings are properly and appropriately realized.

The global financial crisis has forced corporations to develop new strategies to cost-effectively and efficiently handle investigations and litigation. As more companies look to manage the associated costs and risks resulting from regulatory scrutiny, document review and e-discovery are likely to be growth areas for LPOs.

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Source by Mark C Andrews

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Possible questions to expect at a UK Visa Application Interview.

When attending the Home Office centre, it is extremely important to ensure you follow the process set.

Process:

• UKVI centres are managed usually by VFS Global and Teleperformance.

• With most centres, you will need to attend a booked appointment date. You will be refused entry if attending without a pre-booked appointment.

• Ensure you attend with the required documents as per the guidelines.

Questions or Topics covered:

• Confirm your full name, D.O.B and nationality.

• Outline the reasons behind your visa application and what you intend to do during your stay.

Visit Visa application:

• How will you support yourself during your stay.

• What do you intend to do in the UK during your visit.

• Will you be working or studying during your stay.

• What is your current status in your home country.

• What family, social and or cultural ties you have with your home country.

Work Visa application:

• Can you provide us with details of your job role and what you will be doing during your employment.

• Confirm your start date and salary.

• Tell us about your experiences and qualifications.

Entrepreneur/Investor Visa application:

• Tell us about your current circumstances and the type of work you do.

• How did you obtain the funding to meet the requirement of the application.

• What will you be doing with the funds in the UK and how will you invest the monies.

Student Visa Application:

• What course have you secured to study in the UK.

• What else do you intend to do during your stay in the UK.

• Will you be leaving the UK at the end of course.

• How will you support yourself during the stay.

• Are you genuinely going to be studying in the UK.

It is imperative to ensure that you are aware of the requirements of your visa application. You should expect the Entry Clearance Officer (ECO) to raise questions surrounding the information and documents you have disclosed and submitted with the application.

We wish you the best of luck with your application. Get in touch with us if you need our support with any aspect relative to your application.

We’ve used our experiences and information gathered from clients to generalise possible questions. Do note that these are not guaranteed questions, as other types of questions may be raised dependent on one’s personal circumstances and documents submitted.

Thank you for reading. ICS Legal

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Source by Abdul Kadir

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A magazine gets published either on a monthly basis or even on a weekly basis. Sometimes, the bi-weekly policy can also be observed for certain particular ones.

Each and every country and nation have its own publishing houses which publish a lot local along with national and international magazines on certain topics and themes. Although there are several ones that are quite popular among people, but not all nation publishes the top ones in the world. Most of the magazine UK publishes are seen of high quality and maintains a standard suitable to match up with people from different parts of the world. The presentation and styling are really catchy and attractive.

But not only have these things made the items coming out from the publishing houses of UK so popular among the people throughout the world. The writing and quality of news and information featured in these books are of high standards with absolutely negligible errors. The high quality yet easily understandable English language with British spellings have made these books easily adaptable and approachable before a large category of international readers.

Britain is the home of some of the most renowned publishing houses. While there are certain that are only available within the region of UK, but there is certain other popular ones that are published from other parts of the world also and they get circulated in those places. However, most of the magazines are exported to different parts of the world to make them easily reachable to the readers from other regions and countries.

These books are published on following categories and themes: education, cookery, business, health, films, music, adult, photography, daily lives, sports, travel, share market, pets, and many others to name. Focus is given on each and every aspect of lives and surroundings to get highlighted in these books.

Let us have a look at some of the popular names in different categories.

Some notable ones that are published following the theme of Health and Fitness are British Medical Bulletin, Brain, Family Practice, Body Language, Chemical Senses, Health Matters, Neurocase, Disability Now, and Hospital Doctor to name a few. These ones not only aware you of different illness and diseases, but also guides you on detailed remedies and solutions from these problems. Certain tips and tricks on how to remain fit and fine through exercises and other practices are also discussed in these books.

Those ones that have their main theme as cookery, publishes some titles like Wedding Cakes, the Somerfield, Decanter, Cakes and Sugarcraft, etc. These ones help providing detailed information on different recipes and also on local food joints and useful gastronomical information.

Similarly, there are other popular ones on different themes and topics also. The best to avail them is to avail the subscription offers available through the websites. By this way, the rare ones can be easily available at your doorsteps with minimal of efforts and trouble.

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Source by Mathew Gaurce

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Beautiful on the outside and enticing on the inside, Britain’s retail spaces have two clear objectives to fulfill – lure customers in and close the sale. Structures housing retail merchandise follow certain rules and processes and require accurate and effective design planning to achieve this. Established architectural processes include specific stages of design to produce an aesthetic and reliable result. With various stress factors in the UK retail market at play, outsourcing architectural design drafting, architectural rendering services and other architectural processes presents a logical solution.

Currently dealing with declining wages, consumer debt, high borrowing costs, the effects of Brexit on labour and the changing style of today’s consumer spending, retailers are reassessing the impact of retail space on consumer spending. Architecture needs to adapt to the changing economic environment, and part of the answer lies in outsourcing some of the more technical services of the overall design process, namely the schematic design phase, the design development phase and the construction documents phase. We consider what each phase consists of:

Phase 1 – Schematic Design

Information is collated and two to three design options are created as sketches for the client to consider and to visualise the process. Each design option typically has a cost estimate attached. The client can make any modification to the chosen design. Discussions and changes continue. Site analysis is followed by solving zoning and building code issues. The size, location and interaction between spaces is decided. Basic plans, sketches and architectural drawings are provided to the client.

Phase 2: Design Development

In this phase, the schematic design is revised and the cost estimate is updated. Materials, interior finishes, fixtures, appliances, doors and windows are selected. More details are added to the design. Mechanical, electrical and plumbing services designs are added to the overall design and the analysis of potential energy use may be carried out.

Phase 3: Construction Documents

Detailed drawings with technical specifications are created for the purposes of bidding, construction and application for permits. Technical designs and detailing are finalised by engineers and architects for HVAC, electrical and plumbing systems. All materials are finalised and scheduled. Multiple drawing sets are produced. Electricians receive their own drawings dealing with electric connections and other electrical work. A concrete contractor may get a drawing only to lay foundations and other concrete work.

These phases of the architectural process are technical in nature and are thus suited to outsourcing. Increasingly, UK retail design firms are turning to outsource these processes so as to reduce costs and improve services. Outsourced firms generally continuously measure performance and can frequently be partners in joint service agreements. Benefits of outsourcing architectural processes include:

• Reduced costs, since the outsourced partner’s (OP’s) expertise, experience and infrastructure is used
• Innovation and improvement in business
• Filters out distraction and allows focus on the core business
• Flexible staffing choices
• Exploitation of new skills and technologies
• Ability to meet deadlines
• Gaining the anticipated return on investment (ROI)

For all its benefits, cultural fit is a critical point to consider with outsourced firms. Specialist retail experience, an understanding of business challenges and continuity of skilled personnel can help complete work on time and within retail budget restrictions. Experience in the retail industry and past records along with the proper international accreditations are added pluses.

The effectiveness of proper retail space planning involves the following:

• Scope & Planning: Client requirements must be analysed, correct methodologies should be discussed and a project schedule must be formulated.
• Execution: Resources must be trained, documentation must be generated, progress must be monitored and evaluated.
• Quality Check: To ensure compliance of local codes and regulations, effective delivery and incorporate client feedback, regular and continuous quality checks must be performed.

Many outsourced partners ensure that these processes are well in place and delivered effectively. The reasons to outsource retail design services are both varied and compelling.

Key Reasons to Outsource Retail Design Services

1. Outsourcing allows principal firms to hire more resources for expansion.
2. Retail layout plans generated will be of high quality.
3. Availability of latest technical skills and software capabilities
4. With routine technical work outsourced, the in-house team can focus on core tasks.
5. High-quality work at reduced costs
6. Most retail space drafting and design services, including aesthetic rendering, can be provided by one outsourced firm.
7. Outsourced firms are thoroughly updated with legal and area-based requirements.
8. Availability of drafters, engineers and interior designers experienced in retail space design services, skilled at drafting, modelling and rendering software
9. Firms have flexibility over retail store planning and strategy, therefore have better control over schedules and budgets.
10. Timely, high-quality services lead to better ROIs, increasing profits.
11. Overheads are reduced, as less technical professionals need to be hired.
12. Large projects can be delivered efficiently and on time.

In general, UK retail can benefit from experienced and technically qualified services in store space planning, retail space drafting and design and planning for retail expansion. Overseas partners of reputed firms will produce retail space design services of high quality because they invest in recruiting experienced technical professionals to help grow their business as well as their burgeoning and continuing relationships with industry players in the UK. These personnel keep themselves updated on the latest retail space trends and have worked extensively with global companies. Outsourced firms help retail space modelling, rendering and can manage the complete project. Here’s how:

Retail Space Modelling & Rendering Services

Outsourced firms provide one of most useful services in the retail industry with high quality – 3D modelling and 3D rendering services. Attractive 3D architectural visualisation of an entire retail space, plan, layout or strategy in 3D has significant value for planning and marketing purposes. Detailed renders can include exact colour schemes, textures, fixtures, lighting effects at different times of the day and night and the general look and feel of a retail space.

Complete Project Management Services

When retail space design firms outsource design and drafting services, they are typically provided with a dedicated project manager. These managers liaise with the relevant team members, monitor the services delivered, correspond with regular updates and ensure project completion within schedule, saving the costs.

Many firms in the UK are moving towards outsourcing architectural CAD services, realising the multiple benefits. The bottom line is that the UK retail industry, with its several challenges, can benefit significantly from the assurance of receiving high-quality retail design drawings with detailed dimensional accuracy. Concepts can be digitised and modelled, leading to beautiful and accurate 3D rendered images. Revisions and changes can be made quickly and easily, producing minimal errors on site. Outsourcing architectural CAD services can make it all happen.

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Source by Kuldeep Bwail

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You have a thirst for knowledge and want to know more about the vintage costume jewellery in your collection. But which book to buy if you are living in the UK?

There are hundreds of reference books to choose from and most have been written in the US by authors who have a collection based in the US. How specific is that to us in the UK?

So here’s a brief guide of 12 books to give a good over view of knowledge from Victorian through to the eighties and beyond. Actually there are more than 12 books here, because some authors have written more than one book that is useful.

This guide should cover general unsigned pieces and some signed pieces of jewellery. However there are no specific books ever written for the majority of the mass produced signed costume jewellery made by UK companies or made for the UK market apart from Wilson and Butler.

1. Costume Jewellery: A Collectors Guide by Caroline Behr (Miller’s) (ISBN 1-84000-373-1)

A good place to start with a general over view and time line from Victorian, Art Deco, Arts and Crafts, 1950s, Czech, Austrian and some designers. Easy to read and has good photographs. Hand bag size and ideal to read on the train

2. Vintage Costume Jewellery: A Passion for fabulous Fakes by Carol Tanenbaum (ISBN 1-85149-511-8)

A must to buy and has the time line with expanded information. Includes Art Nouveau, Birmingham silver, machine, intro to Bakelite and plastic and a glossary. Loads of good photographs but none of the backs (a must for identification but rarely included in any book)

3. Secrets To Collecting Jewelry: How to BUY MORE for less! by Leigh Leshner (ISBN 0-89689-180-1)

Again a time line and over view through history but an absolute gem of a book because it has shows the backs and mechanism or findings that are essential to dating jewellery. This book looks at style and materials with specific photographs. Prom jewellery, art plastic, retro, manufacturing methods, Scandinavian, cameos. Mostly brief information but a very good visual guide. US book with $ price guide (2005). Another fabulous book to read on the bus or train as fits into your bag.

4. Jewels and Jewellery Clare Phillips (V & A) (ISBN 978-1-85177-535-4) or Jewellery: The Decorative Arts Library edited by Janet Swarbrick (ISBN 1-902328-13-2)

Could not decide which of these UK books was the most informative. So have I have included both

Jewels and Jewellery contains materials, a chronology of styles and manufacturing and distribution. Photographs of museum and pieces. Includes silver filigree, Berlin Iron, pearls, glass and enamel. Faith jewellery, cut steel, mourning and love jewellery not just jet or bog oak. Lalique, Ashbee, Liberty Cymric, Wilson, Gaskins and a time line pre Victorian to the 2000s.

Jewellery is a visual celebration of the world’s great jewellery making techniques. From the ancient world until 1989. Full of information and photographs with more specific references to Jewellery in the UK.

5. Popular Jewelry of the ’60s, ’70s & ’80s by Roseann Ettinger (ISBN 0-7643-2470-5)

Three decades of jewellery showing fashion and political trends that influenced the designs. US book with $ price guide (2006) The majority of vintage jewellery found is from this period and so makes this book invaluable to read. Well illustrated with pieces that are recognizable here in the UK. Including Mod jewellery, eastern influence, Pop Art, novelty, revival pieces, love beads, Art Metal, jade, plastic, wood and pave. The author has produced other reference books on other decades which are well worth investing in.

6. Collecting Art Plastic Jewelry by Leigh Leshner (ISBN 0-87349-954-9)

Bakelite is rare to find in jewellery in such quantities and variety as in the States. It is useful to recognize and see the variety of designs plastic has been used or with other materials. Celluloid, Lucite, thermoset, thermoplastic, laminated, reverse carved are more commonly found here in the UK and easily over looked. This book does make you look at plastic accessories in a whole new light. Does not contain enough information on galalith, the early plastic type that is more common in the UK. For this read books on Jakob Bengel.

7. Collecting Costume Jewelry 303: The flip side Exploring costume jewelry from the back by Julia C Carroll. (ISBN 978-1-57432-626-0)

This is the book that gets to the basics must have knowledge of vintage costume jewellery. The different components including the stones and cabochons that can be invaluable in dating and hardware clues that can be missed. Cameos, rhinestones, signed jewellery and photographs of the signatures, art glass, pin backs and so much more. I look at this book and always find something that I have not noticed before. One of my most valuable books in terms of knowledge. Also has a section of designers including Jonette Jewelry Co (JJ) that are not always found in other books. US book with $ price guides (2010)

Julia Carroll has produced other books including Costume Jewelry 101 and 202 in this serious. Both books are well worth having for reference as well.

8. Baubles, Buttons and Beads: The Heritage of Bohemia by Sibelle Jargstorf (ISBN 0-88740-467-7)

This is another gem of a book; as we had an abundance of vintage jewellery imported into this country from Bohemia up until the Second World War and then in smaller quantities after. Still available to find and collect but prices are rising. Sections on buttons, filigree, glass beads, plastic and glass cameos, 1930s, enamel and more importantly the history. After reading this book it has helped me date and identify cameos, filigree brooches and brightly coloured rhinestone jewellery of the 1920s and 30s. Hand finished and machine made dress clips and the different finishes used.

Sibylle Jargstorf has produced other books on beads and glass that are invaluable.

9. Cameos: A Pocket Guide by Monica Lynn Clements and Patricia Rosser Clements (ISBN 0-7643-1728-8)

Although there are many books on cameos, this small packet guide is full of cameos in materials other than shell. Shell is the most collected cameo jewellery type but for me it did not have an appeal. I wanted to know more about the glass, plastic, metal and gemstone cameos that I was finding. How to identify the materials used and when were they made. This book has an abundance of photographs covering a huge amount of cameos in these materials and more importantly recognizable for the UK market. US book with $ price guide (2003) For more in depth information on cameo jewellery then obtain any of the editions of Cameos: Old and New by Anna M Miller.

10. Victorian Jewellery by Margaret Flowers (No ISBN)

Not a book on vintage but antique jewellery that is now out of print but still available in several editions. First published in 1951 but well worth reading. Insight into the Victorian influences and seen in revival pieces. Birmingham’s role in mass produced jewellery. This book is often sited in later books as being influential. Has the Victorian period in 3 parts and each section has the most used motifs of that period. Did make me laugh at the sheer snobbish attitude of the author at times but well worth reading. Few photographs and mostly in black and white that are not that clear.

11. Scottish Jewellery: A Victorian Passion by Diana Scarisbrick

Scottish jewellery is found in abundance in the UK. From the mid nineteenth century with the rise in popularity, had factories in Scotland and England churning out designs and pieces in the thousands. This continued into the late twentieth century mostly in Birmingham. This book is a good introduction. Not as in depth as could have been and do not expect information on vintage Scottish souvenir jewellery from Miracle, The Ward Brothers, Exquisite or Hollywood. Pages of photographs of agate and silver brooches and bracelets. But complicated by the photo guide at the end of the book. A good starter book to recognize Scottish motifs.

12. Warman’s Jewelry: Fine & Costume Jewelry 4Th Edition by Kathy Flood (ISBN 1-4402-0801-8)

This is the 4Th edition of the Warman’s Jewelry Identification and Price Guide. So 3 other books to obtain and read. In this edition two centuries are covered with pearls, figural, cameos, Art Nouveau, Art Deco and plastic. The difference between Georgian, Victorian and Edwardian jewellery. Again page after page of jewellery photographs. Good mix of fresh antique, vintage and modern jewellery. A mix of world wide designs hat I found applicable to the UK. US book with $ price guide (2010)

This is just a brief reference of general books for vintage jewellery that will change as more books come onto the market or I discover out of print books. Then there are more specific books on Bengal, Avon, Sarah Coventry, Egyptian Revival jewellery, Haskell, D & E, Wilson & Butler and so many more to read

Even with this amount of information I still feel that I have just skimmed the surface. As said previously there is a lack of information on jewellery from Ciro Pearls, Sphinx, Exquisite, Miracle, Hollywood, Thomas Le Mott and many other companies that mass produced jewellery in this country in the twentieth century, which is now very collectible world wide.

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Source by Susan C Weaver

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In recent times, there has been a lot of news of encroachment of green areas to build homes, a lack of affordable homes in the UK, etc. All of this points to a crisis in the UK Housing Industry.

However, there are a few who have revolutionized the industry. One of them, the Property Block, leads the way for others to ensure ecologically responsible architecture. It can be said without a doubt that their valiant efforts and path-breaking work has been quite successful in resolving the UK housing crisis.

HOW IS PROPERTY BLOCK LEADING THE WAY AND REVOLUTIONIZING THE UK HOUSING INDUSTRY?

For a long time, the home building industry was experiencing a slowdown. With fewer spaces available, the rates of blocks of flats went skyrocketing. Added to this was the problem of excessive cutting down of the ecological resources to build homes.

However, the Property Block decided to resolve this crisis by turning to technology. Using the latest technology, they find suitable spaces by way of satellite maps. They then embark on transforming these spaces into manufactured housing communities for many at affordable rates.

GREEN ARCHITECTURE AND AFFORDABLE MANUFACTURED HOUSING COMMUNITIES

The best part about Property Block is its commitment to green architecture. They do not believe in exploiting our already diminishing resources. Instead, they look for spaces, properties that possess at least some potential for development. After securing permission, they change the industry one affordable house at a time that too, without any damage to the greenery in the area.

FUTURE PROBLEMS AND HOW PROPERTY BLOCK PLANS TO TACKLE THEM

This predicament was worsened because of the pandemic. These tough times demanded fast adaptation by the home building industry, and Property Block decided to do exactly that. Their effective mapping of the need for affordable homes and fulfilling that need for countless people during these tough times is commendable.

With shortfalls in manufactured housing communities from housing councils and associations, they focus on those in dire need. Their target driven approach has helped numerous families at these crucial times.

UNIQUE WAY OF WORK DONE THROUGH A SCIENTIFIC LENS

Furthermore, their work process is unique and delivers what it promises. Unlike other property development companies in the home building industry, Property Block uses the latest satellite mapping technology. They do not wander from place to place in search of properties mindlessly. Given that there is little to no space free space available to build manufactured housing communities, this mindless drive around the UK only takes more time and resources.

Furthermore, they compensate for this lack of space to build manufactured housing communities by exploiting the ecology and building on the green land. The damage in the long term will be irreversible and will have ramifications for all.

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